Commentary
The Civil Rights movement has come a long way since the Greensboro sit-ins in 1960, but there are still forms of prejudice present in today’s society. The most common form I have noticed is when people associate African Americans with “bad neighborhoods”. These are areas of high crime and houses that are not well-kept. Some people think that only blacks live in those neighborhoods, but people of any race could easily live there too. This does not have to do with race discrimination, but I have also seen a lot of people stray away from people with tattoos and piercings. I feel like some individuals think tattoos equal drugs and other crimes or something like that, I’m not exactly sure, but I have seen that prejudice occur various times. Those are two small examples of discrimination, but there is so much less than there was in the 60’s and before. Today, there is no segregation and everyone is allowed to go to the same restaurant, restroom, drinking fountain, school, and even sit next to each other at a movie theatre no matter what their race is! It is hard to believe that none of that was possible only a few decades ago. Therefore, there are some examples of prejudice in the United States today, but it has lessened quite a bit since the four brave college students stood up for their rights in 1960.
The Civil Rights movement has come a long way since the Greensboro sit-ins in 1960, but there are still forms of prejudice present in today’s society. The most common form I have noticed is when people associate African Americans with “bad neighborhoods”. These are areas of high crime and houses that are not well-kept. Some people think that only blacks live in those neighborhoods, but people of any race could easily live there too. This does not have to do with race discrimination, but I have also seen a lot of people stray away from people with tattoos and piercings. I feel like some individuals think tattoos equal drugs and other crimes or something like that, I’m not exactly sure, but I have seen that prejudice occur various times. Those are two small examples of discrimination, but there is so much less than there was in the 60’s and before. Today, there is no segregation and everyone is allowed to go to the same restaurant, restroom, drinking fountain, school, and even sit next to each other at a movie theatre no matter what their race is! It is hard to believe that none of that was possible only a few decades ago. Therefore, there are some examples of prejudice in the United States today, but it has lessened quite a bit since the four brave college students stood up for their rights in 1960.
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